more on that with mark takano, next.his is bloomberg. ♪ emily: from remote work to hybrid work to a four-day workweek? companies like microsoft and unilever have been experiment thing with four-day, 32-hour work weeks. senator mark takano from california is pushing for the government to recognize this as the norm. i spoke with him about the proposal's chances. sen. takano: we are hopefully coming out of a pandemic that frankly put a lot of us in a new work environment. a lot of people are working from home. it has revolutionized the way that people work, and people are used to a flexibility they would not have dreamed possible before the pandemic, and as we come out of it, people do not want to go back to the old way of doing things, which was not all that great, but are interested in creating something new. i think there is an openness. emily: how much of this has to do with flexibility, and how much of this has to do with people trying to make livable wages for fewer hours or get them paid more money for the hours they

takano: thank you. normally with a joint committee with so many chairs and ranking members, i would waive my comments. but this is such an important topic that i want to weigh in. i think our hearing today is an important opportunity to highlight that as we move forward, we do not forget the lessons that we have learned that have come from dealing with the global pandemic. at the start of the pandemic, the flaws in the v.a.'s ability to attract and obtain medical supplies highlighted issues in the supply chain. the acquisition of ppe and medical supplies was a mistake we should never repeat again. we owe it to veterans and staff at v.a. to get them the supplies they need when they need them. so please, mr. parrish is here today to testify today to present a plan to fix the supply chain modernization effort. the inspector general's report last week highlighted the deployment of dmlss at the local federal health-care center in north chicago, illinois, did not meet the framework policies. so my question to

takano. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on h.r. 5545, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 5545, as amended. the responsible education mitigating options and technical extensions act, or the remote act. this bill is an urgent extension of flexibilities for student veterans using their educational assistance benefits as the covid-19 pandemic wears on. h.r. 5545 as amended extends the student veteran coronavirus response act of 2020 through the spring of 2022 term. when my student veteran coronavirus response act was signed into law in april, 2020, i'm not sure many of us would have foreseen that 19 months later the covid-19 pandemic would still

mark takano, i inform the house that mr. takano will vote yes on h.res. 829. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. johnson: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. russ fulcher from idaho, i inform the house that mr. full commissioner will vote nay on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. quigley: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. rush, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on h. resolution 829. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. albio sires, i inform the house that mr. sires will vote yes on h.res. 829. as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on h.res. 829. and as the member designated by mr. donald payne, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on h.res. 829. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the

takano, i inform the house that mr. takano will vote yes on h.r. 2930. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. cawthorn of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. cawthorn will vote yes on h.r. 2930. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. rush of illinois, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on h.r. 2930. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. reed of new york, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. reed will vote yes on h.r. 2930. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from virginia rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yes on h.r. 2930. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> madam speaker, as the member design